First Record of the Genus <i>Euscorpius</i> Thorell, 1876 (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) in Cyprus

Yagmur E. A.

ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA, cilt.64, sa.3, ss.329-330, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.329-330
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The scorpion species Euscorpius italicus (Herbst, 1800) is recorded for first time from Cyprus. This represents a new scorpion family, genus and species record for the country. Besides, this is first insular record from Mediterranean Sea. The characteristic morphological features, zoogeographical remarks and ecological notes on the species are presented in this study.